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Rob Portman , R-Ohio, is the latest in a long line of Republican senators to come out against the tax. They want to lower tax rates for individuals and corporations, and make up the lost revenue by scaling back tax breaks. A House panel has been working on a plan since mid-2016 that would cut the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 35 percent, end taxing foreign profits for US -based multinationals and cut other tax rates for businesses and investors.

Flynn's overture seemed to have been aimed principally at the Senate committee, as Democrats on the House committee said they had not received word of an offer of testimony for immunity. Flynn is not getting immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. "I wouldn't want them to wait that long to find out what Flynn knows".

The Pentagon said the strike targeted aircraft, aircraft shelters, petroleum, ammunition supply bunkers, air defense systems and radars, and that the USA took precaution to avoid civilian casualties. The Syrian National Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forces blamed the Syrian government troops for the attack, while Damascus has refuted these allegations.

Conaway has been tapped to lead the House probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The president spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on the way to his Florida resort. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the uproar over Nunes "wasn't a problem for us". The recusal is temporary and as soon as possible, the chairman intends to resume full control of the committee as soon as the House Ethics Committee resolves the charges made by left-wing groups, the ...

Trump has called on China to do more to rein in North Korea, while Beijing has urged the U.S.to abandon its plan to deploy an Army missile system called Thaad in South Korea that is made for intercepting short and medium-range systems. "He is making it clear that, no matter what North Korea does, the United States won't commit to direct negotiations unless Pyongyang shows real willingness for disarmament".

After that disclosure, several watchdog and activist organizations filed complaints with the Office of Congressional Ethics asking for an investigation into whether Nunes violated House rules. The intelligence committees in both the House and Senate, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have been investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible ties with the Trump campaign.

Earlier on Thursday, two former members of Zuma's cabinet whom he sacked together with Gordhan resigned as ANC legislators, dealing another blow to the embattled party. The South African bishops have declared war on corruption, which must be rooted out at every level of government in the country. His ties to the Guptas, an Indian immigrant family previously accused of trying to steer the selection of Cabinet picks in order to promote its businesses, have come under scrutiny.

House investigators did not discuss Russian Federation at Monday's meeting, multiple sources said, but instead plan to talk about it at a separate meeting Tuesday. Michael Flynn attends a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

If confirmed as an attack, it would be among the worst incidents of chemical weapons use in Syria's civil war, which has killed more than 320,000 people since it began in March 2011. Other members of the Trump administration have expressed a similar change since the chemical attack. Britain, France and the United States strongly condemned Russia Wednesday during an emergency session of the U.N.

In exchange, Malaysia not only allowed more than 300 North Koreans to return home, but also granted Pyongyang's most important demand - custody of Kim Jong Nam's body - and even allowed three people sought for questioning who had been holed up at the North Korean Embassy to leave the country.

The U.S. Senate is set for a vote on Thursday that will test the resolve of Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, and likely prompt Republicans to change the chamber's rules to allow his confirmation by the end of the week.

That was Jack Burke Jr., in 1955, when his 67 was far and away the best score of the day. Smiling Phil Mickelson, one of the few players who savored the conditions: wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Nothing had but the wind, which was now howling. Using that metric, Hoffman's round is not only the best since Darren Clarke's 66 in 2003, but it's also the fifth-best first round since World War II.

We're exploring how we might work with companies that share this vision and continuing to listen closely to feedback from our users . WhatsApp seems to be laying down the groundwork for a P2P operation in India. Just last week, Sweden's Truecaller, which also considers India as its largest market - launched a P2P payment feature in partnership with ICICI Bank.

The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn , said May must put human rights and global law at the center of her talks with Saudi Arabia's government. She told reporters that she hoped her visit to Riyadh, where women still need permission from male guardians to travel abroad-and sometimes even to work and study-would set an example for Saudi women.

Citing a high-ranking government official, Yonhap said the South's missile with a range of 800 kilometers could serve as a strong deterrent to Pyongyang. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged the launch in a brief statement but said the U.S. had spoken enough about North Korea and would not comment further.

Filibuster versus the nuclear option. "This is going to be a chapter, a monumental event in the history of the Senate, not for the better but for the worse", warned Sen. His being on the prevailing side would mean that he could ask for a revote. Kaylie Hanson Long, a spokeswoman for NARAL Pro-Choice America, added separately that if Republicans decide to employ the "nuclear option" on Gorsuch, they will be changing the rules for "a president under active FBI investigation for potential ...

Speaking to reporters afterward, Tillerson said the president was prepared to demand an "economic relationship that is fair on both sides" and said the chief goal of the nation's trade policy would be fashioned after the president's "America First" credo.

But Xi likely won't be participating in any golf diplomacy when he holds his first face-to-face meeting with the new American president this week. -Chinese relations in the near future. Comcast rose 2.6 percent after the cable company announced its entry into the US wireless business. China has also demonstrated that it wants a greater global role in issues such as climate change and worldwide trade.

A self-described patriot, Le Pen hopes to extract France from the European Union and do away with France's membership in the shared euro currency. "You are repeating the lies that we've heard for 40 years and that we heard from the mouth of your father", he said.

An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline supports a "no fly" list. 'Air India and the member airlines of the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) that includes IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Go Air, condemn the assault on an Air India staff member by a passenger who happens to be a Member of Parliament on March 23, 2017, ' a joint statement from Air India and the FIA said.

North Korea has carried out several test missile launches - possibly including one medium-range missile - so far this year. Unlike Abe, Xi will not stop at the White House, nor will he and Trump hit the links. "I don't think the United States can or should go it alone". Earlier, Trump and members of his administration made it clear they hope to pressure Beijing into doing more to rein in North Korea's nuclear weapons development.

He said that terrorist groups like the Al Nusra Front and ISIS had smuggled chemical weapons into the country from Iraq and Turkey. Survivors told reporters they saw planes drop chemical bombs from the sky. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault today said France is trying to convince allies to back the resolution, in spite of pushback from Russian Federation.

The incident happened during the operation to retake the city from IS militants, the ministry of defence said. The two crew members on board the flight were killed when the chopper was shot down over Mosul. The hardline group seized the city almost three years ago, declaring from one of its old mosques a "caliphate" that also spans parts of Syria. Extremists have fought the advance using mines, booby traps, ambushes and suicide bombings in densely populated districts, where militants have ...

As US president Donald Trump this week meets for the first time with Chinese president Xi Jinping at Trump's Florida golf club of Mar-a-Lago, the stakes couldn't be higher. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, told "Closing Bell" the most important thing right now is that Trump and Xi get to know each other.

The US missile strike on Syria "targeted aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, air defense systems, and radars", a Pentagon spokesman has said . Russian Federation argued at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday against holding Assad's government responsible for the Idlib attack. More than two dozen victims of the attack were brought over the border to Turkey for treatment and three died in hospital, broadcaster NTV ...

Aamir Khan's Dangal released in December, previous year and it was an instant hit with critics and moviegoers. Last year, theatre owners and exhibitors in Pakistan temporarily stopped screening Indian films after Pakistani artistes and technicians were banned by the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) from in India.

While two of them were rescued, the others could not be saved despite efforts and their bodies have been recovered, the official said. "Specially trained and equipped ARTs have been pressed into service", said Colonel Kalia. The avalanche has hit the army post a day after Additional Commissioner Kashmir issued an advisory cautioning of possible landslides and avalanches at vulnerable areas of Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Leh highways on April 5 and 6.

Syrian officials decried a missile strike by US forces early Friday launched in retaliation for a poison gas attack, calling it an "aggression" that led to "losses". There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons , violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and ignored the urging of the U.N.

Trump called on "all civilized nations" to join the U.S.in seeking an end to the carnage in Syria. At least 70 people, among them 27 innocent children, were killed with over 500 others wounded on Tuesday in a toxic gas attack by Syrian warplanes on the Islamic State-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in the country's Idlib province.

The snowball effect began Monday after a weekend report in The New York Times that O'Reilly and his employer paid five women $ 13 million to settle harassment or other allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fox's top star. The National Organization for Women called for an independent investigation into the "culture of sexual harassment" at Fox News on Tuesday. "I don't think Bill did anything wrong ".

During the traditional exchange of gifts that followed the private meeting that lasted nearly half an hour, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church told the heir to the throne "Wherever you go, may you be a man of peace" and the prince replied "I'll do my best".

He said the attack was a form of "support for the armed terrorist groups, and it is an attempt to weaken the capabilities of the Syrian Arab Army to combat terrorism". The US strike follows worldwide outrage this week over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians including many children in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun.

The recommitment will come as Turnbull and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet in Delhi on Monday. Australia's Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, is expected to bring one of the largest Australian delegations of skills providers and higher education representatives to India.

An Air Force general says she is extremely confident the United States could intercept a ballistic missile fired by North Korea. North Korea has been pursuing its nuclear and missile programs at an unprecedented pace since previous year, with an aim to expand its deterrence against Washington and diversify its line-up of nuclear-equipped missiles, another expert said.

In line with the Skill India initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the skill sets of local people were developed and improved, and they were engaged for construction of this tunnel. Armed encounters between security forces and rebels fighting to end Indian rule over Kashmir have become more frequent since massive protests a year ago, sparked by the killing in July of popular commander Burhan Wani.

The Security Council presidency is a debut of sorts, although Haley has been ambassador since late January. In an apparent snub to the United States, India on Tuesday maintained that its position regarding the bilateral redressal of all issues with Pakistan remains unchanged.

CNN reported that Trump has spoken to some members of Congress about military action in Syria. 'Assad's role in the future is uncertain, clearly, ' Tillerson said, explaining that USA officials believe Assad's regime orchestrated the attack .

So I've just an in-built thing in my mind to be perfection. Celtic captain Scott Brown insists his team are not satisfied yet despite clinching the Scottish Premiership title with a record-breaking eight games remaining. "The players will improve because their awareness of the game is getting better so we play the game better". On the evidence of this season, Celtic clearly need to sweat when they start games without a recognised striker; the last time they played Hearts they knocked ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin erroneously quoted Ronald Reagan as he reached out to American conservatives who are friendly to his administration. Putin participated in a panel Thursday that featured Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and CNBC's Geoff Cutmore, who moderated the event at the International Arctic Forum in Russian Federation.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested, in a sudden shift of US attitudes toward Assad, "it would seem there would be no role for him to govern the Syrian people". He suggested, however, that he was speaking about a long process and not some sudden military move. "President Obama, do not attack Syria". US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had earlier Thursday vowed an "appropriate response" to the attack in Khan Sheikhun in rebel-held Idlib province.

Ted Poe of Texas in January, nearly unanimously with 394 votes for and just one against. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guides on the spot the underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency ( KCNA ) in Pyongyang on April 24, 2016.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported there have been Snapchat videos of Kahaloa circulating for the past few weeks that appear to show him using recreational drugs while wearing a Cincinnati Reds shirt. Matranga said Kahaloa is now in a drug treatment program. Kahaloa shared the videos on Snapchat. "We're doing everything we can to help the young man get his life back on track".

Zuma has denied any inappropriate influence on his selections, and the Guptas deny wrongdoing. ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe told reporters on Wednesday that although the party had "reflected" on the resignation demands, "we won't recall President Jacob Zuma because opposition parties say so".

External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured the Rajya Sabha that an impartial investigation will take place and proper action will be taken against those who had attacked African students in Greater Noida on Monday last. 'The locals look at us like cannibals, ' said Presidoe Okujuna, spokesman for the Association of African Students in India, which is advising students to avoid classes for their own safety.

North Korea's liquid fuel-powered ballistic missiles up until now required a garrison, fuel storage tanks and support vehicles to launch, which can be identified with imagery, experts say. official. Seoul and Washington are now analysing both the missile type and the possible range of the missile launched by Pyongyang, the Yonhap news agency reported, adding that it was most likely a KN-15 medium range ballistic missile.

However, the motivation behind the message is also a window into what Beijing is most anxious about - that the talks could lead to finger-pointing and potentially herald a period of uncertainty in the Sino-U.S. The European Union on Thursday expanded sanctions against North Korea over the country's nuclear tests and launches of ballistic missiles. There may also be a stroll around the grounds of the beach-side resort, said administration officials who briefed reporters Tuesday on condition of ...

Schiff said in a statement he would review those documents at the White House Friday, but also called on the White House "to make all these documents available to the full House and Senate Intelligence Committees". The materials that he shared with the White House, it turned out, were produced for him, at least in part, by - yes - the White House. Rep. Schiff caught the White House red-handed in their cover-up.

With the ANC retaining a large majority in parliament, Zuma can only be ousted if the ruling party choose to recall him. The party publicly backed Zuma after an ANC committee meeting aimed at airing difference on Wednesday, lowering the chances of him being forced out of office before his presidential term ends in 2019.

US Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit South Korea later this month as part of his Asia tour, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Thursday, as the two countries are seeking to step up cooperation amid North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats.

A Seder Dinner is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Holy Thursday, followed by a Maundy Thursday worship at 7:30 p.m. on April 13 . Time for the service has yet to be confirmed. Palm Sunday , April 9: 8 a.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13: 6:30 p.m. St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave.in Roseland, will have a full week of services.